By the time the credits roll, specific details of theRed Sparrowending can be a little tough to discern.
Dominika is a Sparrow, an elite Russian saboteur/provocateur/agent.
Nash is a CIA field agent charged with protecting his contact, a mole within the Russian government.
The whole time, General Vladimir Andreievich Korchnoi,played by Jeremy Irons, was spying for the Americans.
He’s willing to sacrifice himself if his legacy lives on through Dominika.
He’s willing to sacrifice himself if his legacy lives on through Dominika.
She only signed on to be a spy because the alternative was death.
Does she have any concern over the political intrigue and clandestine squabbles between Russia and America?
But what if it’s not the CIA calling?
Based on the novel by Jason Matthews, Red Sparrow stars Jennifer Lawrence as Dominika Egorova, a former ballerina turned Russian intelligence officer who becomes involved in a plot to root out CIA agents operating in Russia. Assigned to get closer to agent Nate Nash, Dominika begins to question her commitment to her country when Nash offers her the opportunity to become a double agent. Joel Edgerton, Mary-Louise Parker, and Jeremy Irons also star.
What Does Red Sparrow Say About US/Russian Politics?
Korchnoi and Dominika are American agents embedded within Russia.
All she truly cared about was ensuring that Ivan died.
All she truly cared about was ensuring that Ivan died.
Dominika’s revenge narrative with Ivan could have been a solid narrative in its own right.
In that sense, it is similar to a number of other spy movie endings.
The ending is another crowd-pleasing victory, similar to Dominika’s outcome inRed Sparrow.
Perhaps the spy movieRed Sparrowmost resembles isSalt.
Joel Edgerton, Mary-Louise Parker, and Jeremy Irons also star.
